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Bronze Class Top 5 Moments of the Week:

1) Writing our non-chronological reports about where we would like to live in the world.

2) Learning about equivalent fractions (and eating biscuits!)

3) Creating sequences in gymnastics and performing then to the class - see our gallery for some…

1. We celebrated Chinese New Year with a special parade, Chinese dance and banquet. 

2. We learnt how to subtract two 2-digit numbers using a written method (partitioning). 

3. We made Chinese flags and completed a reading skills task on Chinese New Year. 

4. Miss Wilson and Mrs Cole came…

Kung Hei Fat Choy! Here is 10 ways we have celebrated Chinese New Year this week.

1. Finding out about and making Chinese Flags.

2. Tasting different Chinese foods.

3. Listening to Chinese music.

4. Learning how to say Happy New Year in Chinese.

5. Making dragon masks.

6. Writing…

1. We began writing our own diary entry from the perspective of someone who lived during the Black Death. We had to consider what symptoms we could see around us, what the plague doctors were doing and what actions other people around us were taking.

2. In Science, we tested the difference…

This week in English we have been researching a country we would like to live in because next week we will be writing our own non-chronological report about this country. 

"I would like to live in France because I want to go up the Eiffel Tower." - Indy

"The capital city of China is…

How are you today? Are you having a good day? What are you doing over the weekend? This week we have been looking at how we can look after others and their well being. So we have decided to be more thoughtful for others feelings by asking them how they are and by talking more to one another.

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With the colder frosty mornings this week, it has been the perfect opportunity to investigate ice. The children loved exploring the ice on Monday morning, feeling it, writing in it, warming it up, seeing how it was different in different places around the outdoor environment.

Each group have…

This week a major focus of our learning was about The Black Death and more specifically, the effects that The Black Death had on England at the time. We discussed many different ideas and read through various sources. Below are the ideas that interested us the most and we have come to a decision…

Another amazing week in Moonbeam and we couldn’t be prouder of how well all of the children are doing…they are simply marvellous!

We have thoroughly enjoyed our fairy tale topic in English this week, exploring characters’ feelings, sequencing stories and sharing opinions. It has been…

1. We have been reading Maximus and the Beanstalk.

2. We have been using our place value knowledge to add two 2-digit numbers. 

3. Miss Hazeldine has joined our class to teach some interesting lessons. 

4. Miss Hargreaves taught us more about Monet and we did finger painting. 

5. We…

This week in Bronze class we have been learning about different places to live in our English topic of 'Where would you like to live?' 

"We made brigadeiros which are little chocolate treats from Brazil." - Charley

"In Brazil, because it is so hot, they finish school at 11am and go home for…

This week we have had a challenging week with lots of children not really listening and following our instructions to the best of their abilities. Some of the Sunshine grown-ups have been disappointed with having to repeat instructions and constantly reminding the children that carpet time is…